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Champion boxer lands role in Guy Ritchie Netflix hit The Gentlemen as filming stars on series
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ON THE BOX Champion boxer lands role in Guy Ritchie Netflix hit The Gentlemen as filming stars on series
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CHAMPION boxer Chris Eubank Jr has landed a knockout role on the second series of Netflix hit, The Gentlemen.
His dad Chris Sr, who loves dressing like a toff in tweed and monocle, is said to be thrilled about it as he's a fan of the Guy Ritchie-directed show.
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Chris Eubank Jr has landed a knockout role on the second series of Netflix hit The Gentlemen
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The drama tells the story of Edward Horniman, the 14th Duke of Halstead, played by Theo James, who inherits a country estate run by mobsters.
A TV insider said: 'Naturally, Chris will play a boxer, and a big part of The Gentlemen is about fighting because it's a sport the gangsters in the show are embroiled in.
'Guy Ritchie has frequently involved boxing in his gangster dramas, most notably Snatch, which had Brad Pitt as a bare-knuckle fighter.
'But the part Chris Eubank Sr likes is the aristocratic element.
'After all, he was once the Lordship of the Manor of Brighton, a title he purchased making his fortune boxing in the Nineties.'
In April, Chris, 35, defeated Conor Benn, 28, in London.
The following month, he was on The Gentlemen set as production began.
Netflix confirmed our exclusive stories that the cast would also include Hugh Bonneville and Maya Jama.
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